“We are committed to providing the highest level of care for children with lymphatic diseases,” says Deborah Rabinowitz, MD, Chief, Pediatric Interventional Radiology at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware. “To be recognized as a Center of Excellence is a tribute to the hard work, compassion, and expertise of our incredibly talented and dedicated staff.”
WILMINGTON, DE (January 13, 2022) – Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware has been named a Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) Comprehensive Pediatric Center of Excellence in lymphatic disease.
Nemours Children’s has joined the list of Comprehensive Centers around the globe as an institution that sets the highest standard for best practice multidisciplinary care in the management and care of lymphatic diseases (LD) such as lymphedema (LE), lipedema (LI), and lymphatic malformation (LM). All institutions designated as a Center of Excellence have been evaluated by international leaders in an extensive review process.
“We are committed to providing the highest level of care for children with lymphatic diseases,” says Deborah Rabinowitz, MD, Chief, Pediatric Interventional Radiology at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware. “To be recognized as a Center of Excellence is a tribute to the hard work, compassion, and expertise of our incredibly talented and dedicated staff.”
Nemours Children’s recognizes that taking part in LE&RN provides the opportunity to participate in and contribute to global education. Nemours Children’s clinicians and researchers can access LE&RN’s pool of resources as well as leverage the relationship to reach a broad audience with important education.
The mission of LE&RN’s Centers of Excellence program is “to increase access to the best possible multidisciplinary clinical care and services for individuals affected by lymphatic disease.” In addition to clinical and social services, “the centers will provide professional and lay education, are involved in lymphatic disease clinical research and work with LE&RN…to continually improve the lives of those affected by lymphatic disease.”
The Comprehensive Center of Excellence (COE) designation indicates that an institution can provide the listed services on-site, all within the same institution, and can coordinate provision of the services.
About Nemours Children’s Health
Nemours Children’s Health is one of the nation’s largest multistate pediatric health systems, which includes two free-standing children's hospitals and a network of nearly 75 primary and specialty care practices. Nemours seeks to transform the health of children by adopting a holistic health model that utilizes innovative, safe, and high-quality care, while also caring for the health of the whole child beyond medicine. Nemours also powers the world’s most-visited website for information on the health of children and teens, Nemours KidsHealth.org.
The Nemours Foundation, established through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. duPont, provides pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to the children, families and communities it serves. For more information, visit Nemours.org.
About LE&RN
Founded in 1998, the Lymphatic Education & Research Network is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to fight lymphatic disease and lymphedema through education, research, and advocacy. LE&RN provides valuable educational resources for the millions of people who suffer from lymphedema and lymphatic disease. LE&RN fosters and supports research that can deepen the medical community's understanding of the lymphatic system. For more information about lymphatic diseases or the Lymphatic Education & Research Network, please visit www.LymphaticNetwork.org or call (516) 625-9675.
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